Let's bake some treats, review some recipes and test equipment
What is a traditional Black Forest Cake? A traditional Black Forest Cake is a chocolate sponge cake brushed with kirsch with a kirsch cherry filling. It is covered in whipped cream and topped with more cherries. It is not an overly sweet dessert but instead is a more complex flavours adult type dessert. My “Black […]
Perfect for Afternoon Tea I’m a bit of a tea ‘aholic. I have a few cups a day. Okay, maybe several cups a day. I’ve never developed a taste for coffee but I love the smell of coffee. I just can’t drink it. So, tea it is. And what afternoon tea is complete without a […]
A quick bread that tastes amazing Sometimes you want bread but don’t have the time for hours of proofing dough. This is where Irish Soda Bread comes to the rescue. This bread requires no yeast and can be made rather quickly with minimal ingredients. It’s also very versatile in that you can customize the flavours […]
Made in my Lodge 12″ Cast Iron Skillet I love my cast iron pans. I try to use them for any baking or cooking I have to do. I find they heat evenly and are a breeze to clean up. I can use my metal utensils in them and not have to worry about any […]
An alternative to the usual cinnamon bun Don’t get me wrong. I do like a good cinnamon bun but when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. I love the taste of cardamom in baking. I didn’t grow up in a household that used this spice in baking so for me, […]
Orange-flavoured, soft pillowy dough knots of goodness I was at an Indigo store looking around and found a food magazine that piqued my interest. I don’t tend to buy magazines since in some cases they cost more than an actual whole recipe book but this one was interesting. Maybe I was hungry but all the […]
Possibly my favorite cookie Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies. I could eat these every day. I love the soft texture and flavours of these cookies. I’m sure most people think of these in the fall/winter but I’ll make them and eat them any time of the year. This is another Martha Stewart recipe. You can find […]
I made the Victoria sponge recipe from Paul Hollywood’s How To Bake